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Hertsmere road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 2014, and 577 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2013 (308), and casualties rose from 438.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,104 collisions in Hertsmere.

Collisions in 2014
337
Up 9% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
577
Up 32% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 2014

1.5% of collisions in Hertsmere in 2014 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious288.3%
  • Slight30490%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious437.5%
  • Slight52992%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 337, up 9% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025223317
2024249349
2023234316
2022263381
2021215295
2020189278
2019231298
2018272394
2017308422
2016349517
2015364510
2014337577
2013308438
2012310449
2011342487
2010355509
2009348494
2008340484
2007396619
2006429621
2005429622
2004468681
2003459700
2002505778
2001499771
2000506747
1999539719
1998502684
1997531703
1996520656
1995568750
1994502645
1993480661
1992497688
1991479644
1990586777
1989569731
1988510690
1987540716
1986544683
1985528671
1984565717
1983452586
1982496668
1981540711
1980582799
1979646903

When and where crashes happen in Hertsmere in 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (16%)
  • Wednesday58 (17%)
  • Thursday56 (17%)
  • Friday47 (14%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.4%)
  • February33 (9.8%)
  • March26 (7.7%)
  • April21 (6.2%)
  • May26 (7.7%)
  • June27 (8%)
  • July30 (8.9%)
  • August34 (10%)
  • September23 (6.8%)
  • October30 (8.9%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December26 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (63%)
  • Wet or damp118 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (43%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (3%)
  • 60 mph62 (18%)
  • 70 mph97 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (27%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (58%)
  • Bus or coach occupant99 (17%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 20100 (17%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 35113 (20%)
  • 36 to 45103 (18%)
  • 46 to 5563 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (56%)
  • Passenger203 (35%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hertsmere

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hertsmere ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 163rd most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hertsmere in 2014

Bushey North, Hertsmere, WD25 8HL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hertsmere in 2014, with 34 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 2014

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 2014: 60, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25609505
2ndA41253302
3rdA1192602
4thA5183192411
5thM1183703
6thB556162913
7thA411151600
8thB5378131900
9thA10811111111
10thA4008101600
11thB462101401
12thA100081502
13thA41406800
14thA1115700
15thA1(M)2300
16thA10052500
17thA51352200
18thA4091200

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 2014

Borehamwood had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 2014: 49.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 2014

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 2014: 92.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years